Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 23 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Lost
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.12.2013
Storybrooke harbor. Hook looks from the Zeed out "P" and "S" to the bean in his hand. We cut to...
Storybrooke Center. The forest is overtaking the town at a record pace. None of the rank and file seems to have been of much concern to Team White Hat. I'm sure this is an issue of time, but that's sort of not the audience's problem, Show. If you want to sell us big damned heroes doing the big damned heroic thing and taking the "hard path," then these things matter.
Down in the mine, Regina struggles to contain the trigger and says she can't do it much longer. She looks at Snow, Henry, and Charming who are huddled together, and at Emma, who, like the cheese, stands alone. Emma returns Regina's look then approaches her family. "Mom? Dad?" She hugs the three of them and lays her head on her father's shoulder. Henry peeks out to look at Regina, whose eyes -- shocker -- are full of tears. He breaks from his bio family and goes to the woman who changed every diaper and soothed every fever. Regina says, "I love you, Henry. I only wish I was strong enough to stop all of this." As he throws himself in her arms, she adds, "I'm just not.
Emma hugs her parents once more before it hits her. Looking at the magic emanating from the diamond, her eyes grow wide. She walks over to Regina. "You may not be strong enough, but maybe we are." When Regina's eyes also grow wide, Emma doubles down. If they keep this up, their eyes are going to be rolling on the floor. Charming hustles Snow and Henry to a safer distance. Emma reaches out her hands and does whatever mojo Regina is doing. The magical beams multiply and grow even brighter. Both women quake from the power coursing through them. It grows and grows until they're both thrown off and to the ground. The diamond lands on the rock below. Its glow dims, and then it changes from blue to black. We cut...Outside. The trees and vines that were eating the town alive recede. Gold and Belle exit the shop to watch. We cut back to the...
Mine. The camera pans from Emma, to Charming and Snow. It seems they've all been knocked down and maybe even knocked out. Charming grunts as he sits up and hugs Snow. "We're alive!" They rush to Emma. Regina rises and picks up the diamond. Emma says, "We did it." Regina says, "Yes, we did." Charming smiles. "I've got to hand it to Henry. He's right about a lot of things." Emma says, "Yes he is," and then turns. "Isn't that right, kid?" Her smile fades, Henry is gone! The family searches the mine. When they find Henry's backpack, complete with torn strap Emma realizes the Two-Headed Obstacle must have taken their boy. We cut to the...